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Horace
Lake
Sanders
1908-11-12

–

2004-10-25

Born:

Ludington

, 

Michigan

Home:

Milwaukee

, 

Wisconsin

Buried: 

Fort Sill

, 

Oklahoma

Cemetery:

Fort Sill Post Cemetery

Horace Sanders graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1934. He retired in 1963 as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Batallion:

    28th Field Artillery Battalion (Separate)

    Division:

    III U.S. Army

    Action Date:

    World War II
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery) Horace Lake Sanders, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 28th Field Artillery Battalion (Separate), attached to the THIRD U.S. Army, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, in 1944 and 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Sanders, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    December 1958 – August 1963
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 43 (September 27, 1963)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Brigadier General Horace Lake Sanders, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from December 1958 to August 1963.